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Article 9: Enforcement 109 <br /> Section 9.9: Stormwater Management <br /> (2) The Erosion Control Officer shall have the power to conduct such investigations <br /> as deemed reasonably necessary to carry out the duties as prescribed in this <br /> Ordinance, and for this purpose to enter at reasonable times upon any property, <br /> public or private, for the purpose of investigating and inspecting the sites of any <br /> required on-site SCM. <br /> (3) No person shall refuse entry or access to any authorized representative or agent <br /> of the Orange County271 who requests entry for purposes of inspection, and who <br /> presents appropriate credentials, nor shall any person obstruct, hamper or <br /> interfere with any such representative while in the process of carrying out their <br /> official duties. <br /> (C) Notice of Violation <br /> (1) If it is determined that a person responsible for construction or maintenance of <br /> any permanent on-site SCM, or removal of any Illegal Discharge has failed to <br /> comply with the Act, this Ordinance, or rules, or orders adopted or issued <br /> pursuant to this Ordinance, a notice of violation shall be served upon that person. <br /> (2) The notice may be served by any means authorized under N.C.G.S. 1A-1, rule 4. <br /> (3) The notice shall specify a date by which the person must comply with the Act, or <br /> this Ordinance or rules, or orders adopted pursuant to this Ordinance, and inform <br /> the person of the actions that need to be taken to comply with the Act, this <br /> Ordinance, or rules or orders adopted pursuant to this Ordinance. <br /> (4) No time period for compliance need be given for encroaching on the riparian <br /> buffer or for obstructing, hampering or interfering with an authorized <br /> representative while in the process of carrying out their official duties. <br /> (5) Any person who fails to comply within the time specified is subject to the civil and <br /> criminal penalties provided in this Ordinance. <br /> (6) In the event service cannot be accomplished by registered or certified mail, it <br /> may be accomplished in any manner provided in rule (4)j of the North Carolina <br /> Rules of Civil Procedure. <br /> (D) Authority to Require Statements <br /> (1) The Erosion Control Officer shall have the authority to require written statements, <br /> or the filing of reports under oath, with respect to pertinent questions relating to <br /> stormwater management activities. <br /> (E) Stop Work Orders <br /> (1) Whenever any person is violating the stormwater management provisions of this <br /> Ordinance or any rule or order adopted or issued pursuant to this Ordinance, or <br /> any term, condition, or provisions of an approved Stormwater Managemen+ <br /> PfanSMP, the Erosion Control Officer may, either before or after the institution of <br /> any other action or proceeding authorized by these regulations, issue a stop work <br /> order for the site on which the violation has occurred. <br /> (2) Upon issuance of such an order and the posting of same on the site of the <br /> violation, all work on the site of the violation shall cease, except those activities <br /> necessary to bring the site into compliance with the stormwater management <br /> provisions of this Ordinance. <br /> (3) Notice of the stop work order shall be in writing, directed to the person <br /> conducting the stormwater management ac+,,,+„land-disturbing activity272 in <br /> violation of the provisions of this Ordinance and shall state the reasons for the <br /> issuance of the order, and the conditions under which work may be resumed. <br /> Z'1 Consistent reference to"Orange County". <br /> ...Correct reference to"land-disturbing activity". <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 9-14 <br />